Tag Archives: Mark Morganelli

‘You can’t make an ugly sound in this room’

The studio where Rudy Van Gelder changed the way modern jazz albums sounded is still keeping the tradition alive.

Jewel of a jazz club hits a high note

Mark Morganelli’s move from Manhattan to Westchester was about the best possible outcome for local jazz fans. This trumpeter/producer/impresario has brought the music to the parks, the riverfront and the concert halls for years. For the past five-plus years, he and his wife, Ellen Prior, have been building a backstreet success story with their JazzContinue reading “Jewel of a jazz club hits a high note”